Chapter 2322: Rankings and Grand Prizes

————Still about an hour to go~~

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Xia Duo always remembers what he learned when he was in school back home: "One must view problems with a developmental perspective," and "Problems encountered during development can only be solved through development."

The progress of the era, the development of civilization—there is only advancement, no retreat!

Just like the Tower of Time now; the popularization of Magic Education has already begun, and new Mages are being produced in a steady stream. It is impossible for Xia Duo to return to the inefficient and backward Apprentice model of the past.

Even if he had the heart to go against the tide, the new Mages born under the new model would not agree, and in the absence of any intention on his part to revolt, the current situation can only be moved forward step by step through continued development; there is no other path to take.

On the viewing platform, Xia Duo and Niya chatted from the flying competition to the employment issues of the Mages in the Tower of Time, and then from employment issues to the future development of magical civilization.

In front of Laidun, he expressed his expectations for the future development of the Territory without any concealment, but it is a pity that there were only the three of them on the viewing platform at the moment.

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It is fortunate that there were only the three of them; if the other Chief Officials of the Territory were to hear the content of these conversations, they would likely be worried and fearful all day long, either fearing that they were unqualified and would be eliminated, or feeling fear toward a society filled with Spellcasters.

But these are all unnecessary. The waves of the era are rolling down; what they need to do is not worry about this or fear that, but to adjust their mindset in a timely manner, actively grasp the general strategy of the Territory's development, and strive to do their own jobs well.

Then there is no need to have any worries.

However, Xia Duo can also understand the thoughts of those in the Territory, such as Kaide, the Chief Official of the Territory Logistics Department, who was originally nothing more than an ordinary farmer, and was only chosen by Xia Duo as a model at the time because he was hardworking, dutiful, and actively pioneering.

Later, he did indeed continue to learn as the Territory developed; although he cannot compare to the younger generation in terms of open-mindedness and courage to innovate, there is truly no problem at all with him being a qualified executor.

Then there is Jiefu of the Territory Development Department; Xia Duo can see that he has always been worried about being replaced by his deputy, Kelake. If one were to purely discuss the ability to organize development, Kelake is indeed stronger than Jiefu.

But must a leader necessarily be stronger than all subordinates in business operations?

This is clearly not a definitive answer!

The Territory Development Department is not just about organizing development; it also involves collaboration and coordination with other departments of the Territory, and even mediating internal conflicts within the department; it cannot be completely summarized by merely organizing development.

As far as the current situation is concerned, Xia Duo undoubtedly values Jiefu more, but Jiefu is not entirely free from worry; the existence of Kelake is clearly a reminder to him.

In the future, if Kelake's performance in various aspects exceeds Jiefu's, or if Jiefu becomes complacent and indulges in past achievements, Xia Duo might not necessarily refrain from replacing him with the younger Kelake.

The Territory is currently in a state of rapid transition from a society of ordinary people to a society of Spellcasters. Although the process will not see any superficial intensification of contradictions under Xia Duo's control, however——

The changes in people's hearts may be more serious than any intensification of contradictions placed on the table.

In this regard, Xia Duo has always been cautious. On one hand, he actively carries out various New Life Movements in the Territory to broaden the horizons of the territory's residents, increase their knowledge, and let them come into contact with the world of Spellcasters in advance.

From the perspective of reconciling people's hearts alone, it is similar to desensitization therapy.

And on the other hand, for the Spellcasters who are gradually growing up, he also establishes more identification with ordinary people for those young people through various activities and courses.

Not only identifying with the necessity of the existence of ordinary people, but even more so identifying with being a member of the ordinary people themselves.

As the saying goes, "With a sharp blade in the heart, the desire to kill arises of its own accord." Spellcasters possess powerful strength that ordinary people do not have, so changes in their mindset that are different from ordinary people are inevitable.

Xia Duo never denies this point, nor does he deny the differences between people, or even the social class differences caused by these differences, but precisely because of this, it is even more important to pay attention to it.

And the method he chose to deal with it is—using a more perfect order to regulate all of this.

This is also why Xia Duo believes that the Daxia Code alone can promote the continued development of magical civilization; it is truly because this code, from its very conception, constructs a theoretical foundation that both ordinary people and Spellcasters can accept.

At the same time, it describes a future that is extremely attractive to both ordinary people and Spellcasters. Before major contradictions appear in society, the vast majority of people can benefit from upholding the code.

Of course, a code based merely on text cannot become an absolute guideline to lead for ten thousand generations; only the legislative spirit within it is a necessary factor for the inheritance and development of civilization.

Right now, with him personally keeping an eye on it, there won't be any problems for the time being, but those who come later may not necessarily interpret the original legislative intent correctly, and subsequently dissolve the essence of the code step by step, until they completely go down the wrong path.

Xia Duo's greatest requirement for himself now is to perfect the self-renewal mechanism of the Progress Society within his lifetime; problems of thought can only be solved by organizations of thought.

It is fortunate that this is a magical world with various means of extending life, otherwise he might really be powerless to save the situation like the sun.

Even if later generations carry out self-renewal of the organization for the sake of the continuation of their rule, it may not necessarily be as pure in heart as it was at the time of the organization's founding.

How can passive renewal, which is always one or even many steps behind, be considered progress and pioneering?

Xia Duo is naturally unwilling for the Progress Society to become that kind of state, but wanting to maintain one's original intention forever is very difficult; even Xia Duo himself is not sure if he can guarantee his own original intention.

Let alone an organization composed of countless people?

Sages from back home once said, "The human heart is dangerous, the Dao heart is subtle; be refined and be single-minded, and hold fast to the middle." What Xia Duo can do now is nothing more than to refer to what the sages said and tell the legislative spirit and the Dao heart of civilization to all individuals in the civilization in a more direct, comprehensive, and extensive way.

Wanting to rely on one person or a single system to completely solve the problem of the human heart is clearly unrealistic. Only by letting everyone know and understand the Dao heart of civilization—not necessarily possessing it—and then combining it with the system, can most problems be solved to a large extent.

Still using the words of the sages from back home, this is called—enlightening the people's wisdom.

It is not just the popularization of Magic Theory and technology, but also the popularization of the status of relationships between civilization, country, class, and individuals. Do not wait for contradictions to passively popularize it, but popularize it in advance to avoid the expansion of contradictions.

Xia Duo is not sure if doing this is the wish of everyone, or if everyone is willing to have him represent their wishes, but from a personal perspective, he also prefers to live in a society that is, at least in his view, positive and upward-looking.

So he represented the territory's residents and agreed; this might also be another kind of "not yielding to others" in a different sense.

And also, as far as selfishness is concerned—if this civilization does not conform to his wishes, why would he go to such great lengths to deliver and maintain it?